Fontenot

Huge changes this year. No DeRo. Milton Bradley’s bat balances the lineup. Gregg as our closer. A possibly recently disgruntled Marmol as our setup guy. More playing time for Fontenot and a new guy named Miles. Soto with a solid all-star season under his belt raring to go in an effort to avoid the sophomore slump. All this and more equals a very interesting prospect that is the 2009 Chicago Cubs MLB season. And I am ready.

I got my new gear:

I got my new Cubs Club card:

I got my MLB.TV:

I got my New York Chicago Cubs Fan Meetup group:

And the Opening Day roster is set:

I’m ready.

I decided at the end of 2008 I would no longer expect anything, simply enjoy the ride. That’s exactly what I’m going to do in ’09. I have no expectations. Zero. Simply go out and enjoy the season, all of it’s ups and downs and bumps and bruises and highs and lows. Come October, we’ll see where that brought us. It will be hard to maintain this mindset for sure, but it’s my new approach to being a Cubs fan. I think we have a great chance and I wouldn’t devote as much time to the team if I didn’t always think this was the year. However, after 101 years of it not, it’s time to stop expecting a change and simply enjoy the ride no matter the outcome. That’s going to be tough like I said, but it’s definitely worth a shot.

That being said, here are my 2009 MLB Predictions. Predictions that is. Not expectations.

AL EAST

1. Boston Red Sox

2. New York Yankees

3. Baltimore Orioles

4. Tampa Bay Rays

5. Toronto Blue Jays

AL CENTRAL

1. Cleveland Indians

2. Minnesota Twins (WC)

3. Chicago White Sox

4. Kansas City Royals

5. Detroit Tigers

AL WEST

1. Los Angeles Angels

2. Oakland A’s

3. Seattle Mariners

4. Texas Rangers

NL EAST

1. New York Mets

2. Philadelphia Phillies

3. Atlanta Braves

4. Florida Marlins

5. Washington Nationals

NL CENTRAL

1. Chicago Cubs

2. Milwaukee Brewers

3. Cincinnati Reds

4. St. Louis Cardinals

5. Houston Astros

6. Pittsburgh Pirates

NL WEST

1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2. San Francisco Giants (WC)

3. Arizona Diamondbacks

4. Colorado Rockies

5. San Diego Padres

ALDS

Red Sox over Indians

Twins over Angels

NLDS

Cubs over Giants

Mets over Dodgers

LCS

Red Sox over Twins

Cubs over Mets

World Series

Cubs over Red Sox

And there you have it. Your 2009 MLB World Series Champions, the Chicago Cubs. Streak dead. AC000000. No expectations. Simply a prediction. Go Cubs Go!!!